Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-10-18

Jn0s Lees Trial IN he Crtof00s
COuft-The TeUetnsO0y To-Day

Jn0. Lees Trial IN he Crj0iaAa
Cears-The Tesst.ssay re-Aay.
The trial Of Jno Lee, FOR sns murasr q Frank
Waters on the night Of August 18th, on 7th-strset
road, near the soidiers Home, was continued In
the Criminal Court yesterday afteT I'm efAns 70
port closed.
Police ofIiosr West and Sergeant SlattsU tssss-
ned TO seeing Lee with 0 rag on hin thumb the
next morning. Lee said he had cut his hand whfle
mending harness Lee attempted 20 escapA ana
when questioned about the murder said that Tay-
ior cut wsterA and that Waters and his party
were the aggressorA Bruce Handy and samuel
Price testified TO seeing the neht. Abraham
Smith, an empioys OF the SOLDIER Home said ~
met lie after the nght and Lee said he was IN
trouble aading; .ne and TAYLOR does up swo
counlrymsn-. ne did not want witness 70 call him
This morning DR.. LachlaA Tyler described the
wounds and said that death Was produced BY
shock and hemorrhage.
Frank y. Tyson testified that he found no
at half-past 10 O'Clock that night.
ceased testinsa tha. she lived IN the game Sos.s
pockets were searched ana there was no weapon
on him, nor was he In the habit Of carrying any.
There were IN the cart haschets and shovsis
which might have been used In the night "snd it
, was = pity they were not" Frank died about
Lawrence Bsiiy was recalled, and TESTIFIED that
the hatchets, tonga shovel, and pick might have
been used In the nght but they were not taken
Anna queen testified that she was present when
Waters died; saw his clothing searched. ana no
weapons were found,
DR.. Tyler was recalled. and testified that the
deceased was the larger man. both as 70 height
N Mary J. waters mother o, the deceased, sesti.
hand, and blood on bis shit when he came 70 the
house and told her OF Franks getting cut
DIR. Morgan was recalled, and tesuned that there
cut finger and some bruises
This closed the testimony for the Government
FoR TIE DEFENSE.
For the defendant John y. Green testined as to
the good character Of Lee. as DID Louis Gundiing,
Robert swart, Frank Baldwin, p. Dunn, and
OtherA
Rose johnson, the DEFENDANTS sister. testified
that Lee was about eighteen years old.
The defendant took the stand and stated that
on the night OF the homicide he and Jos. Taylor
started to the city and met the cart. The occu-
pants were singing, ''and We asked what are you
singing for this time OF night?" and those in the
they passed on q little way some one In the cart
said: SWAT a minute. and they stopped. Waters
then came up with his hand on his hip-pocket
and after some words Waters struck him with
waters then pressed on witness, saying he was
going TO XII him, and he saw Srice Handy coming
Witness grabbed the knife which was seized In
the scufie between Baily and Taylor, and when
Waters made a lunge at witness he (wilness) made
a pass with the knife. He had no intention 10
kill any one but thought that he had encountered
gang OF drunken roughs who would Kill him.
Witness several times said he was telling the ex-
act TRUTH and the cross-examination WAS quite
well sustained, although he denied some OF the
testimony given on the other SIDE
W. y. Croker testified TO Lees reputation being
good.
THIS closed the testimony for the defense. and
the Government put on In rebuttal sergeant Stat
terry, 0f1icers Morgan and Maddox, and Station
Keeper James Frank, who TESTIFIED that they saw
no marks on Lees face
THE TESTIMONY ALL IN.
The counsel proceeded to argue the case.